Guardamar del Segura weather in May

In May, Guardamar del Segura sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guardamar del Segura's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guardamar del Segura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Guardamar del Segura is capital town of the municipality of Guardamar del Segura, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Guardamar del Segura reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Guardamar del Segura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Guardamar del Segura weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 274.49.76.2
Feb17° / 193.710.56.7
Mar19° / 11°284.411.77.3
Apr21° / 13°284.3137.6
May24° / 16°203.2148.3
Jun28° / 20°71.414.67.7
Jul31° / 23°20.514.46.4
Aug31° / 23°71.513.55.9
Sep28° / 21°374.212.37.0
Oct24° / 17°365.1117.9
Nov20° / 12°335.39.97.2
Dec17° / 244.39.46.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56832
66832
76832
86832
96931
107030
117030
127129
137129
147327
157327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guardamar del Segura gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
714
814
913
1013
1112
1211
1311
1410
1510
169
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227
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246
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276
286
296
306
317

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1742510
2732610
3722710
4702910
5693010
6683110
7673210
8653320
9643420
10633520
11613630
12603730
13583840
14583840
15573850
16563860
17543970
18533980
19533980
20514090
214940100
224841120
234641130
244442140
254242160
264042170
273942190
283742201
293542221
303342241
313142251

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:137:47
213.66:127:48
313.66:117:49
413.76:097:49
513.76:087:50
613.76:077:51
713.86:067:52
813.86:057:53
913.86:047:54
1013.96:037:55
1113.96:027:56
1213.96:017:57
1314.06:007:58
1414.05:597:59
1514.05:588:00
1614.15:578:00
1714.15:568:01
1814.15:568:02
1914.15:558:03
2014.25:548:04
2114.25:538:05
2214.25:538:06
2314.25:528:07
2414.35:518:07
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2614.35:508:09
2714.35:498:10
2814.45:498:11
2914.45:488:11
3014.45:488:12
3114.45:478:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Guardamar del Segura?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Guardamar del Segura for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Guardamar del Segura in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Guardamar del Segura sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Guardamar del Segura in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Guardamar del Segura in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guardamar del Segura peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guardamar del Segura?

Guardamar del Segura sits at 38.1°N, 0.7°W, 35 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Rojales, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Guardamar del Segura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Guardamar del Segura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guardamar del Segura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m.

The land around Guardamar del Segura is covered by water (34%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
1,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rojales 6.0 km · Almoradí 12 km · Torrevieja 13 km · Santa Pola 14 km · Elche 20 km · Callosa de Segura 20 km · Crevillente 22 km · Orihuela 25 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Guardamar del Segura (38.0903°, -0.6556°, elevation 35 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).